Type-writing machine.



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UIPETERMANN. TYPE WRITING MACHINE. 'APPLICATION-FILED AUG. IE, 1914'.`REINEVIED DEC. I4. |9| 6.

vPatented July 1o, 1917 l carriage' attachments of visi le orfrontstrike typevritingy machines.v

, 'siiA'rEs PAEENT orricn o'r'ro PETEBMANN, oF'fenoToN, l:mwyYonai,,Assnsiiron rro conoNA 'rYPEwnxrnn COMPANY, me.; A conronA'rIoNor New Yom;

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,To all whomit may concern g Be -it known 4that 4I,4 OTTOE PETERMANN, acitiiienof the, Republic ot Switzerland, and .a' 'resid'erit' ofGrotomjcounty of Tompkins, andStateof New York, have invented certainnew and -useful 4Improvenrients in Typewritin' Machines, of which thefollowing is 'a fu l5 clearfandexactdescription.

tothe ribbon.A vibrator and su port and to Oneof thefmainobjects of theinvention Y yis'to 'providej a simple and# ecient ribbon "holder orvibrator-which is vertically move able uponsa support forming a, typealiner '-.allld which. is adapted to hold theribbon' at `tvirg:pointsvlocated on 4opposite sides'of the .printing point, the said ribbon beingactu'- atedtn such al Way asto movethe ribbon to 1.,-androm`theprintingV point 'or togcause it to remain inactiveiorstencilingpurposes.

Other objects of the inventionare to pro '.vide'ra sim' 1etypealine'rand guide forthe ribbon ho der; to' provide simplel means.'Wlierebyl a lin'e gageand scale or either of them may be'employed inconnection with the ribbon vibrator and aliner and the parts `soconstructed thata part oi the scale may 'be readily seen at "or.belowuthe printing point;.and to'` provide simple means Whereby the'carriage may be made'` to register at 4the printing point'.

, .4 .Another ob]ect,of4 the invention isx'topro- 85' vide simpleandefiicientineans whereby" the scalermay be mounted so as to besupported;-4 upon 'the paper apron and' in such a Way'.V that when thelpaper apron is released or v moved away from the platen, the scalewill ialso b e lreleased.

' and correlated parts may be mounted to have afvertical shift with theplaten and carriage.

` A still further object ofthe invention is "to: provide mechanism andattachments which are particularly adapted for `front 'iin strikefoldable typewriters in which the carriage and parts 'are adapted to bemoved forwardinto overhanging relation to a keyboard to make the machinecompact andto aida t'the same for transportation purposes.'

i machine embodying my invention.` This invention-relates moreparticularly "sitlfon.

xf'ertical section, taken on'the Iline IIL-III ofFi'g. 2.

machine frameshowing the carrieJ l 'A further object of the inventionisltopro-I ith 'these and other objects in view, the

, Bpecilcation of Letters Patent. Patented July 10,1917. Applicationinea Amit is', i914, serial mi. 7344. -aeneweii neemterii, isis.-'s'e'riii mi. istmo:

- invention will be hereinafter' more' particu- VInthe drawings,V Figure1 is a vertical section, partly.I in elevation, of one form of Figt 2.is an enlarged fragmentary elevationtof the aliner, ribbongholder,V'showing the'ribbon holder in its uppermost I Fig. 4 is a ,transversesection `through the A and attachments in front elevation, the beingremoved.

Fi'g.- 5 is 'a ine gage fragmentary 'sectional' plan taken on the lineV-V of Fi-g. 4, with the line gage in position.

'F`g. 6 is a detail plantvieuf of'one formof mechanism that may beemployed for im-` parting a 'vertical movement to the ribbon holder;and. i

.'Fig. 7 is alfrag'mentaryffront elevation' showing 'an index, orpointer formed Las-a part ofthetypealiner and guide'.

' VVh'ile I' have shown lth invention as applied 'more lmrticularlyl toa'typewriter i-n-v which 'the platen and 'carriage are oldable forwardinto overhanging relation to theV y keyboard orotherwise constructed so'astoj` make the machine more compact when not in use, it will be,understood 'thatthe invent1on is applicable inwhole or in part ofvarious constructions.. l The frame 10 may be of .any

to machines suitable'fconstruction andmay comprise the'sides 11 and arear plate -12 integral with the side plates. At the rear corners ofthemachine frame are brackets .13 in w'hi h are'y movably 'held' the'guideposts -or sli es 14.., These posts or slides may be connected attheir-lower` ends by a transversely extending rod 15 and this rod may-beconnected to shift levers 16 Vand 17 by which the. slides maybe given.vertical 'shift movementin the usual or in any prefcrreellway.4 rlheposts or slides' 14 at their upper endsare secured 'to arms or bars 1 8.These barsjor arms 18 each-have' .an arm 1.9.pi\otedthe1eto, as at 20.'A car-v y riage bed 21 is rigidlyheld to the arms 19' at theirrearfportonsand'said bed with-the arms 19`form` one member of aifoldable support, the other member comprising the barsl 18. Atransversely movable carriage is suitably held and guided on the bed 2Land in-said carriage is mounted 'a' platen The carriage and platen areadapted to be movable forward with the fojldable member of the support.into overhanging relation to the keyboard as is usual in this type of machine.

' A number ot key-levers 24 are pivotally held to. a plurality oftransversely extending` rods forming a keyboard with three set-s orbanks of keys, not shown, and each keylever is held in'` its normalposition by a spring '126, one end of'which is attached to one of thekey-levers and its other end to a transversely extending bar 27. Eachkeylever vhas a part QS which if; connected by a link 29 to a type-bar30. The typebar 30 may have the usual number of type andis adapted onthe depression of a key-lever to be forced upward and rearward torvprinting purposes. the said typelbar being pivoted to a-hanger 31 or toa segment or other support. The keydevers Zleaeh have a tongue orvprojection which is adapted to engage a universal bar Il. This universalbar may be provided vwith vertically extending integral arms--l. theupper `ends ot' which are pivoted. at 5.3, to the arms 15h of bell-cranklevers 3T. There are two bell-crank levers 3T located on opposite sidesot'rthe machine and 'said bell-cranklevers are pivot'ed. at 38,

and each have a part 39 adapted to enter a vertical slot l() in one ot'the vertieally eX- tendingI arms ll-located at opposite sides of themachine. These arms 4.1 are mounted upon the transversely extending rodl5 so as to rock thereon and to partakev ot' the shift movex'nentthereof. and at the upper 'ends said arms are connected by an integraltransverse bar -le forming' withthe arms a rorkinp universal bar trameor eseapement trame. The bar i2 may beprovided with a tappet t3 whichisadapted to engage the bendable end Jt-l of a dog carrier. The-dograrrier may have mounted thereon the limher or loose donY 4G and thetixe'd dog t?.

`the said dogs t-ooperating with the teeth of a rarl; 45 mounted on thebase plate i9 of the rarriag'e The earriage'! is normally forced in aletter-spacing direction by a Hexiblr connection 50 arranged' around aspring drum 51 and forming a part of the rarriage tension or propellingmeans. At earh side of tht` n'rarhine and on the arms lh'of the toldablesupport mounted a ribbon spool These ribbon spools are rotatably held inany desired wa)i and exlending' between the spools -is a ribbon 53whirhiis adapted to be wound l'rnm one spool to another b v suitablemoohanism. not shown` operatively connected sons in IW operated hy theuniversal bar frame when andtheretore lthe said operatiimr the arm thekey-myers may have one are depressed. or a pluralit of colors and isadapted to be moved to and from the printingpoint or may remain inactiveto permit stencils to be made.- Asl shown, a

rThe ribbonbracket 54i's held to the carriage -bedllp and said bracket,has'an rqnvardlyextending arm 55 to which is" pivoted one end o' avibrator-arm 56. The vibrator arm, Figs. 4: and 6, hasadownwardlyextending por tion 57 which passes through .a guidingl mounteduponV forth on the bracket ol and kis normally held against inwardrocking movement. b v a spring 64, one end of which is attarhrdto-y alug onthe actuating member and the other end to a lug on the bracket 5l.

` The lever o1 is held in any one ot' threeau'ljustethprit tions bymeans of a '-,corrugated' in'te, al portion (lo of t-he member and has afinger portion t' lever may be moved. opening` 6T either one o't' threeletters or charm-ters. thesebeing indicated h v the ,upper case letters,S, 'B and It. the letter S standingr forstenciling, E to indicate thelark lield ot" the ribbon, and AR the red lie ribbon, though othercolors may be used. The'walls 5S) and (i0 ot' the lever l61 form camsurfaces so that when the actuating member 62 is moved on its pivot. itwill force the part 5T lengthwise ot the platen to force the arnrti bothup and down. lt the lever 6l is moved to position over the character S,the walls 59 and (Snare so positioned with respect to the lower end.'i'I that during the actuation ot' the member 6;). the walls will notmove the vibrator arm 51' I armwill remain inactive. A projectingportion or tingcr GS,

by which said Fig. l., enters a slotv G9 in the actuating member so thatas the arm -l-l ot' the universal bar frame is moved back and forth.transmit a rocking movement tothe actuating' member t'rl.'l`heeom1ert`ion between the finger 5S and the actuatingy member tr. issuch that the ribbon vibrator mechanism described may he folded t'orward,with the arriage and platent and may be n'iadletto eli/gage therewithwithout 'ainY disorganization whatever.V when the carriage and platenare restored to their normal'working''posi-` tion. The ribbon mechanism?desrribed for 31' `is tlnl same as disrlosed in In'vfla'tent o.lll'llllt dated llerolnber lfi'. lull. and the other parts alrradyreferred "Io i na v be oftheusual or oll any preferred'roiistrurlion.many olf surh parlsdning covered by other patents or pendingapplications tilt-d b v meg*v Y or actt'iator o2,

This 4lever has an through which may be seen d of' thei Vit will nur ''l The carriage bed 21 has a guide and type aliner 70 secured to theunder face thereof.

` This alinerand guide or device maybe made lomV steel' 01'. othermaterial and'isjsubstantial'lyy Lsha'ped.'` It has inwardly extendinglugs or parts 71 'through which passy4 the screws 72 .for securing thesame to the carriage bed and` has a vertically extendingplate-likeportion73. The portion 73 of the. aliner or device 70 has anelongated slot 7 4.- at the lower portion thereof-and' aninverted .y

substantially T-sha'ped slot 75 at the upper portionfabove which slotthe ends or parts i 76 are bent inward, as at "77, to, guide aline thetype at the printing point..

The device ,v forms a support fora ribbon holder 78.4 'Th'isribbonholder may 'be of sheetsteel and is of a skeleton lform.- The ribbonholder which" forms a -part oi the ribbon vibratorlias substantially`C-shaped parts 79 located onopposite sides of the printing point andhave vertical slots 8'0 which are intersectedv bysmaller angularlyarranged slots 81. The'ribbon is'threaded Vthrough the slots '81 and'into the vertical slots 80 of the part 79 and extends across the openspace between the C-shaped parts 79. The parts79 of the" ribbon holderare -SGP separated by `a suitable space below said provided. 4Theribbonholder is provided i with two integrallips or parts 83 which` extendinward about'- the edges 84 of' the aliner and guide 70. At the lowerendof the ribbon holder. is a pendent part' 85,4 the lower:

' end of which is bent upward a'nd is substan- `ti'ally T-shaped, as at86,` The part S6is passedyinward through the slot 74 so as to' extendtransversely of said slot and together with the li s 83 serve to retainand guide the ribbon older on the type aliner. part 85 is ofsubstantially the same width .as the slot 84 and the edges 87 of saidslot form guides 'for the lower end' of the'ribbon holder. The holderisthus positively guided `in `itsm` vertical and lip-and-.down movement.

A pin or projection is located at the reary of 4the ribbon holder, theforni. of pin shown being the body of a. screw, and said projectionentersa slot 89 in the outer end of tlie vibrator arm 56. TheV holderthus forms- .one part or member of the ribbon vibrator and theaim 56another part or member, tlie slot'89 permitting 'the rocking movement ofthe `arm 56 and the vertical movement of the ribbon holder 78. The lugs83 are Vshown in their extreme upper movement as en'- gagiiig the lower'edge of the intiirned type guides 77, but no stop, as for example theshoulders of the guides 77 ,.is necessary be- 'cause the` ribbonvibrator is moved positively up and down by the lever 61. It will thusbe evident that when thel v1- bi-'ntor inc ,chanisnrv isv actuated by,the depres-` trrsiorn of any one Aof the key-levers, the arm on thecarriage bed with the rib arts 79, a relatively large opening 82 is The"56 will be rocked and through thisrocking action, the vibrator holderwill be moved vertically to carry the' ribbon to and from the printingpoint. It .will be evident 'also that by reason of the mounting of thealineror device 73-on the carriagebed seas to partake of -the shiftmovement of the platen and carriage, `there is no relative .changebetween the position of the aliner and the 'printing point, and 'furtherby mountinohejaliner vibrator and ribbon mechanism, they' can allpartake of the folding movement ofthe platenaild carriage. .I y y A linegageg90may bese'cured to thealiner and guide ore-device 70 at the rearthereof l and at the rear of the ribbon-vibrator. i This- -line gage isprovided with ak relativelyr large opening'91 substantially. Vlshapeffat the upper end to provide a cornespondingly shaped part 92, the apexof which is directly over the printing point, and has outwardlyextending Varms 93 on each of which' may be a scale 94. The upperedge-ofthe scale is adapted to registerwith the printing line@ and saidgage at its lowerportion is secured by screws 95 oi' otherwise to theinner part of the aliner. The upper' .portion 92 of the gage might 4bemade to extend inward and slightly vabout the platen so ash to press theworksheet against said platen, the said line .gage being also ada ted tohold small articles, as labels, cards ,and the like which ca nnot wellbe -held by the usual paper fingers.v

. Extending lengthwise of the -platen. and carriage is a'scale 96. Thisscale 96 is mounted .to travel with-the carriage and has a scale 'bothat the upper and lower edge there.-

' of. TThe scale is supported by downwardly extending arms or parts 97of the paper apron 98, Fig. 3, and has its upper edge 1ocated adjacent`to the surface ofthe platen. IThe scale 96 is adapted to be moved withthe lpaper apron away from` the vpla'te'n 'when .placing the worksheetthereabout, said means not being shown as it may be of any preferredform. It will be noticed that the scale extends across the aliner andribbon vil brator and the op'en space formed in 'tliealiner and in Vtheribbon vibrator holder "T8 is such that a partof the scale maybeseentlirougli such opening for' registering purposes at the lirintinvA oint and to assist in such registra'-4 fr. v Y. s tion, anindicator, as a niark99, may be employed, or instead of a mark anintegral pro jcction forming a pointer or index, as at 100, may be usedas shown in Fig. i', the lconstruetionshown in said figure beingidentically the saine .as 1n the other views except `as to the integralpointer'or index 100. It. will Abe 'seem'therefore that the scale,pointer. aliner.. "and guide, ribbon vibrator. and actnjatm".n therefor,all partake of. the shifting more.A

ment of the platen carriage and also in it! folding'moveinent so as tonioveall the puts stamped from sheet metal, as steel-or othermaterialthat effective means is provided whereby thetype aliner mayproperly guide the ribbon holder: andthe said meansis simple inconstruction and may be readily asV sembled. l

Having thus described my invention, I .claim as new andv desire tosecure byfLetters Patent 7 1. Ina typewriting machine in' which thetype-bars have an upward and rearward movement and in which the carriageand platen mayfold to malte themachine compact, the combinationotalvertically movable carria'ge bed, a support tor said bed. an:diner-and guide held in said bed. a ribbon i holder movably held onsaid aliner. a paper apron, and'a scale mounted at the 'forward 'edge ofsaidapron to travel with the carriage, said aliner and ribbon holderbeing open to permit a part ot the scale to be seen.

2. ln a typewriting machine in which the type-bars have an upward andrearward movement and vin which the carriage and platen may fold forwardto malte the machine fcompact, the combination ot a vertically movablecarriage bed. a support t'or said bed, an aliner held to said bed, aribbon holder movably held on said aliner..a paper apron having pendentarms at the 'forward edge thereof, and a scale mounted on said arms totravel with the carriage.

3. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a support, a carriage.adapted to travel along said support. a device and guide mounted on thesupport, a ribbon holder having parts located on opposite sides of theprinting point and with a pendent portion el'igaging a part ofthe,device so as to be guided thereon, and means for iml'iarting a verticalmovement to said ribbon holder.

Jr. In a typewriti'ng machine, the combination oit" a sulniort having anup-aiul- ,lo\vn moven'ient. a substantially L-shaped sheet metal alinerand gunde secured to said supliort-and having a vertical slot` at thelower Yportion thereotl and a substantially T- Yshal'ied slot at theupper portion with an integral inturned type guident the upper part{hel-entita ribbon holder having substantially AC-shaped and verticallyarranged ribbon holding portions onopposite sides of the printing pointand provided with integral lips adjacent to said ribbon holding partsadapted to engage and be guided along the tion of a support, asubstantially L-shaped aliner and guide secured to said support andhaving a vertical slot at the lower portion thereof and a substantiallyT-shaped slot at 'the upper portion with inte-gral inturned endsforminga type'guide at the upper part thereof, a ribbon holder havingsubstantially C-shaped ribbon holding portions on opposite sides of theprint-ing point and provided with integral lips adjacent to said ribbonholding partindnpted to engage and be guided a-long the edges of thevertical portion of said ripper slot, said ribbon holder. having apene'ti portion Vwith a projecting substantially T-shaped part extendingthrough the lower slot of said aliner and overlapping thesame, and meanstor operating said holder.

6. .ln a typew'riting machine, the. combination of a support, a deviceliavf'ii'ig a verri cal slot at the lower portion thereof and a slot atthe upper portion, aV ribbon holder having substantially C-shaped ribbonholding portions o n opposite sides of theprinting point. and havingintegral means engaging the edges of both slots for giiiidiiig theholder on the device, and means for moving said holder vertically.

'7. In a tyl'iewriting machine,v the combination of a support, an alinerand guide sethe upper part thereof with an enlarged body portionsubstantially `V- shaped and provided with a pendent guiding portion, atype alincr and guide forming a support for the ribbon holder andengaged by the pendent guiding portion, and vmeans for operat-' ing theribbon holder.

9. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a support, afjcarriageadapted to travel along said support, a ribbon holder having guidingportions at the upper part thereof lwith an enlarged body portion andprovided with a. pendent' guiding portion, a' device forming a supportfor the ribbon 2litically on said allner, and means for moving holderand yengaged by saidl guiding and pendent portions, andmeans foroperating the ribbon holder.

10. In a typewritin'g machine, the combi!v 5f-nation, of' a supportacarriage adapted to travel along said support, a. ribbon holder havingguiding portions at the upper part there()i"` on opposite sides of theprinting point, said holder lbeing provided with a pendent guidingportion, a type alinerl forming a support and engaged'by said guidingportions of the ribbon holder, and means Vfor operatingthe ribbonholdpr.

. 11. In a typewriting machine,rthe combi- M5 movement, an alinerprovided lwith an in- `dex and held to `said support, aplaten car'-riage movable along said support and also havin an lip-and-downmovement, a line gage aving a substantially V -shaped in- .verted upperportion and with outwardly extending arms-provided with a sale thereon,said line age being held to said aliner,

ai ribbon hol er interposed between the line gage and the aliner andguided to move verthe ribbon holder.

, 12. In a typewriting machine, the combi "nationof a support, an alinerprovided with an index and held to said support, a platen `carriagemovable along said support, a line gage'having outwardly ext-endinglarms pro `vided with a scale thereon, sai line gage being held to saida1iner,ar ribbon holder interposedl between the line gage and thealiner' and uided to move vertically on said aliner, an means for movingthe ribbon. iplder. 13; In a typewriting machine, the combi 41) nationof a suplport, an aliner provided with 'an index'and eld to saidsupport, a platen 1 carriage movable along said support, a line gage`having a substantially V-shaped in- 4vertedu'pper portion land .withoutwardly 35i extendin'garms, said line gage being held to vnation of aVsupport having an 'up-and-down said aliner, a- 'ribbon holderinterposedb etween thev line gage and the ahnen and guided to move vertically onsaid-aliner, and means for moving the ribbon'holder.

t 14:.' In a typewritingmaohine,the combi-` 5o nation of a supporthaving anup-and-down movement, an aliner held to said support, -a platencarriage movable along said support" and also having an up-and-downmovement, i

a line gage having a substantially V-shaped invertedupper portion andwith outwardly extending'arms provided with a scale thereon, said linegage being held to 'said aliner, a ribbon holder interposed between theline gage and the aliner and guidedto move ver- 4 tioally on saidaliner, and means for moving the ribbon holder. i

15. In a typewriting machine,l thecombination of a support, an alinerheld to said` support, a platen carriage movable along 465 said support,'a line gage having outwardly extending arms provided with'a scalethereon, said line gagebeing held to said aliner, a ribbon holderinterposed between the line gage and the aliner and guided tomove-vertieally on said alineig'alid meansv for mov-4 ing the ribbonholder.

16. In/a typewriting machine,lthe combinatio-11 of 'a support, an alinerheld to said support, a platen carriage movable along 7,5

said support, aline gage having a substan- 'tially V-shaped invertedupper portion and with outwardly extending 4arms,.'said` line ,gage`being held to, said aliner, a ribbon holder interposed between the linegage and .the aliner and guided to move verti'oallyon said aliner, andmeans for moving the ribbon holder. f

This specification signed and witnessed this 14th day of August A; D..1914. t

o'rfro rnrnmnirm.l Witnesses; y i i i C. T. Yarns,

